Profile: Forget that Tom Wilhelmsen would have been a terrific story just to make it back to the majors at all. But this once-promising arm turned bartender not only mounted a successful comeback, but he turned into one of the better closers in baseball in 2012. Wilhelmsen spent the first two months of the season waiting for Brandon League to somehow sabotage himself out of a closing job and after saving his first game on June 4, Wilhelmsen went on to post a 1.76 ERA, holding opponents to a .175/.263/.262 slash line with a 26% strikeout rate over 51 innings pitched. You don't have to guess much when facing Wilhelmsen. He brings a 96-plus fastball two-thirds of the time, and a big looping curve that he used half the time in 1-2 counts. Even on a crummy team, Wilhelmsen managed 29 saves and a pair of wins in the 48 games he appeared in as closer, so if handed the job for a full season, he could be a particularly nice source of saves plus strikeouts. (Michael Barr)

The Quick Opinion: He can mix you a killer dirty martini just after he throws a 97 mph fastball by you for the final out in a rare Seattle Mariner win. The price on Wilhelmsen is probably still rather subdued by the fact that he plays for the Mariners, but he combines the attractive package of having blistering stuff, bags of strikeouts, and piles of saves. The M's have some arms waiting in the wings, so he could be trade deadline bait, but worry about that later.

Profile: The Tom Wilhelmsen experience is one day going to be a killer roller coaster ride. The once highly-rated prospect who flamed out in the Milwaukee Brewers organization went on to bartend for several years until he got the baseball bug again. He picked up the ball and was able to throw it darn near 100 miles per hour and within a couple of years, he was one of the better closers in baseball. 2013 started out swimmingly but a disastrous June started the vultures swirling and by August he was back in Tacoma trying to regain his form. By the time he returned, Danny Farquhar had nailed down the closer role and Wilhelmsen was out of a job. Wilhelmsen has a plus fastball, but struggles with his command enough that he's unreliable with the fireman's hat. Until he can harness his stuff, the Mariners are likely to look elsewhere for closing duties, and that limits his fantasy appeal. Still a situation to monitor, of course. (Michael Barr)

The Quick Opinion: Tom Wilhelmsen went from uber prospect to regular blue collar Joe to major league closer to reclamation project. His next status is anyone's guess. He's got great stuff, but until he knows where his pitches are going, he's just a live arm with unpredictable results. Watch the closer situation in Seattle closely, as there will likely be several candidates.

Profile: Just when you thought it was safe to put a fork in Tom Wilhelmsen, he goes out and has a nice little bounce back campaign in 2014. In 2013, Wilhelmsen came out of the gate simply filthy, throwing 24 innings between the first two months of the season, giving up just two earned runs, only nine total hits and no extra base hits. And then he completely fell apart, lost his closer role, and was ultimately demoted to Tacoma. He entered 2014 not entirely ensured of a job, and while his season wasn't without warts, he generally shut down his opponents all season long. He posted a 2.27 ERA and 1.05 WHIP with a 23% strikeout rate, giving up just 47 hits over 79.1 total innings pitched. Wilhelmsen even started two games in a pinch and there were whispers that the role might stick, although given the Mariners relative depth at starting pitcher, it would take quite a few disasters to see him toe the rubber in the first inning in 2015. Wilhelmsen is well down the depth chart at closer, he still struggles with his control at times, and he certainly benefited from an 82% strand rate, but those of you in holds leagues might have interest. (Michael Barr)

The Quick Opinion: Tom Wilhelmsen bounced back nicely in 2014, harnessing his big fastball to shut down opposing batters who hit just .168 on the season. He's unlikely to pull down much in the way of wins or saves in 2015, but a good number of holds could be in his future. Wilhelmsen should be good for a decent ERA and his share of strikeouts, and if we're all lucky, he'll come out and dance for us before it's all over.

Profile: Tom Wilhelmsen isn’t the lights out reliever that we saw in 2011 and 2012, but the 2014 and 2015 versions of The Bartender were still reasonably effective. A two-pitch arsenal in his early days has transformed to four pitches, including a fastball that easily sits in the mid 90s. After learning hitters could easily look for his curveball, rendering it less effective, his usage of the pitch is down nearly three-fold in three years. Even with his widened arsenal, Wilhelmsen has control issues, and his WHIP suffers because of it. With the move from spacious Seattle to thunderous Texas, Wilhelmsen could also end up giving an extra couple homers this season. And with Shawn Tolleson and Keone Kela in the fold, Wilhelmsen won’t be in line for saves. It will even take some luck to make him valuable in leagues that count holds. (Zach Sanders)

The Quick Opinion: Tom Wilhelmsen isn’t the lights out reliever that we saw in 2011 and 2012, but the 2014 and 2015 versions of The Bartender were still reasonably effective. With Shawn Tolleson and Keone Kela in the fold, Wilhelmsen won’t be in line for saves, and it will take some luck to make him valuable in leagues that count holds.

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